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(AP) NATO kills insurgent behind US soldier’s deathBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAn Afghan soldier-turned-insurgent who was feted by the Taliban for killing an American soldier during an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan last year has been killed in a raid,

An Obama administration initiative that claims to encourage public-private partnerships to help the poor is having problems getting private donors to get onboard. One of the reasons for the lack of private contributions is that the Social Innovation Fund (SIF)

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 (UPI) — Hollywood screen icon Harrison Ford is to reprise his role of intergalactic smuggler Han Solo in an upcoming “Star Wars” sequel, Latino Review reported Friday. Ford, 70, played the handsome, wisecracking hero in “Star

The marketing team behind the upcoming TV movie Killing Lincoln has two big advantages over its televised competition. Fox News star Bill O’Reilly co-wrote the book the movie is based upon, and President Abraham Lincoln remains arguably the most admired

Conservative author Craig Shirley, a Ronald Reagan biographer, told conservative leaders on Friday that he cannot find any records of GOP strategist Karl Rove having ever worked for Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign. “In the course of my research for Rendezvous

It was a historic day for the University of Alabama and Nick Saban who signed the highest rated class in Rivals.com history. The nation’s top program which continues to stockpile talent, finished first in the Rivals.com rankings for the third

KHOU: GLEN ROSE, Texas — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who gained recognition during the Iraq War was one of two people fatally shot southwest of Fort Worth on Saturday, KHOU 11 News has learned. Sources close to the investigation

They are the most recent team not named Alabama to win a national championship, and they’ve gone undefeated twice in the in the last ten years. It’s a program that has finished with three straight top ten recruiting classes and

Bodies of at least 50 young men, apparently executed, were discovered in Aleppo, Syria – evidence of a new mass killing. Clarissa Ward spoke with Ambassador Robert Ford who is adamant that the U.S. has no intention of intervening directly

On one side you have pushy journalist, England’s “Channel 4 Evening News” host, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, desperate to make a political headline. On the other you have an Academy Award-winning director obviously tired of seeing his latest film used as a

(AP) New Illinois legislature has 3 charged lawmakersBy SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill.When Illinois’ new General Assembly takes the oath of office Wednesday, the state that’s still struggling to rebuild its image after two consecutive governors went to prison will set

Director Quentin Tarantino often shoots his mouth off like a character in one of his hyper-violent films. The man behind “Pulp Fiction” and “Reservoir Dogs” is working the publicity circuit on behalf of “Django Unchained,” his popular mashup of spaghetti

Add Oklahoma to the teams that do not believe Johnny Manziel when he says he probably runs a 4.5 or 4.6 40-yard dash. He may join Robert Griffin III and Michael Vick as the only quarterbacks to break the list

(AP) Sandy Hook students, teachers head back to schoolBy JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressNEWTOWN, Conn.Since escaping a gunman’s rampage at their elementary school, the 8-year-old Connors triplets have suffered nightmares, jumped at noises and clung to their parents a

By CHARLES ODUMAP Sports WriterATLANTAChandler Catanzaro was not about to let a blocked extra point earlier in the game get in the way of his last-second, game-winning field goal. Catanzaro kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give

Analytics are the quest for truth.  When a basketball player scores 22 points and a team wins by 12, some fans will make silly assertions like, “they would have lost by 10 if he weren’t there.”  In fact, if “he

(AP) Will retailers rebound after weak holiday season?By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business WriterWASHINGTONAs signs emerge that holiday sales this year grew at the weakest pace since 2008, investors are dumping retail stocks. Analysts are crowing about the missing “consumer engine” without

New York Post: Michigan gave birth to the United Auto Workers. The union was founded at a convention in Detroit in 1935. After its famous sit-down strike in Flint, Mich., in 1937, the UAW won recognition by General Motors and,

When the nation’s teachers and the curricula they teach are not doing the job, parents are uninvolved, and students are not learning the way they should, what should be done about it? If you’re Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, or

This morning, the sun rose in the East. At the end of the day it will set in the West. In between, another Illinois Democrat has been indicted for fraud. Just another day in the erstwhile “Land of Lincoln.” A

Some of the largest U.S. businesses will drastically scale back their investments over the next year because of uncertainty caused by the increase in America’s debt, a lack of spending cuts, and President Barack Obama’s insistence on raising tax rates.

Twelve prominent CEOs, many of whom have warned against the dangers of raising taxes on those making over $250,000 and creating more economic uncertainty, met with President Barack Obama on Wednesday to discuss the looming fiscal cliff.  There were no

Thanks to director Victor Fleming and three exceptional performances from Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Mary Astor, 1932’s under-appreciated “Red Dust” sizzles even more than its more-famous 1953 big-budget color remake “Mogambo,” which was directed by John Ford and cast

Fox News National Security Specialist KT McFarland who has held national security posts in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan Administrations says there is no way possible General Petraeus’ affair could have gone unknown and when she was in Afghanistan 18

Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection might just be the best bang for the buck you’re going to find this holiday season. If I hadn’t gone to public schools, I might be able to tell you what $210 divided by 15

(AP) Wall Street still dark, exchanges test systemsNEW YORKWith large portions of lower Manhattan still dark early Tuesday, U.S. stock exchanges said they were testing contingency plans to ensure trading resumes as soon as possible this week after Hurricane Sandy

Amidst much fanfare, President Obama shook hands with workers at the July 15, 2010 ground breaking ceremony for the LG Chem plant in Holland, Michigan, built with a $150 million grant from the Department of Energy as part of his

For several years I have been blogging that A 123 Systems and their lithium ion battery would fail.  A 123 was an investor in Al Gore’s wonder car company, Fisker. Not only was it an investor, but it was also

Negahdar Jamali is an Iranian filmmaker who has for the past 35 years made American-inspired westerns complete with cowboys and Indians in the deserts surrounding the city of Shiraz. Poor and illiterate, Jamali has nevertheless dedicated his whole life to

A picture is worth a thousand words.  Here are several that tell the $82 billion auto bailout story a whole lot better than the Barack Obama Administration has. We have been told ad nauseum that the auto bailout was unavoidable

(AP) Panel recommends parole for Manson family memberBy LINDA DEUTSCHAP Special CorrespondentLOS ANGELESA California parole board panel recommended parole Thursday for a Charles Manson follower who has been imprisoned for 40 years. Bruce Davis, convicted with Manson and another man

The presidential debate offers a rare opportunity to rise above the usual campaign froth and spin.  It’s a nationwide job interview where each participant will try to put their best foot forward without getting it anywhere near their mouth.  It

Mitt Romney is getting a little help from a reality show star whose gig aligns perfectly with the candidate’s prime directive. It’s all about the jobs, or the lack thereof in the Age of Obama. Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs”

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” seemed like such a modest proposal – marry the cliffhanger serials of yore with modern storytelling techniques. It helped that two of Hollywood’s most crowd-pleasing filmmakers, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, helped make it happen.